Published on: 1/11/2016IST
£8m price for Cheryl's 18-month marriage
£8m cost of Cheryl's 18-month marriage: As the X Factor judge plans to separate French playboy, why she might lament not having a prenu
- Cheryl Fernandez-Versini said to have filed for divorce from Jean-Bernard
- Split could dent Cheryl’s £20 million fortune - JB could be in line for £8m
- Pair wed in July 2014, having known each other for around 12 weeks
Nothing says superstar shock like a glance at-me selfie, and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini's most recent is a work of art. Sulking, while lying back on a bed, her doe-like eyes encircled with lashings of mascara, the vocalist looks the photo of injured blamelessness.
This uncaptioned picture is the main reaction the X Factor judge has made to reports her 18-month marriage is over and that she has petitioned for separation from her second spouse, Frenchman Jean-Bernard, 33, known as JB.
He has — obviously — since reacted with his own selfie, demonstrating to him grinning in a Miami club.
Companions of Cheryl, 32, who allude to JB as 'the holder on', are not amazed but rather assuaged that she is at long last consummation the marriage
Nothing says celebrity heartbreak like a look- at-me selfie, and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini’s latest is a classic
She is said to have recorded lawful papers to look for an announcement nisi on the grounds of hopeless contrasts. Them two have marked research material.
The split looks sure to make an imprint in Cheryl's £20 million fortune, with legitimate specialists saying JB could be in line for up to £8 million, in light of the fact that the previous Girls Aloud artist did not have her new spouse sign a prenuptial contract on the grounds that she was so certain he was Mr Right.
'It was my heart and my head. I'm not a 18-year-old, I'm a 31-year-old lady and I recognize what I'm doing. I'm doing what makes me upbeat and that is what is ideal for me,' she said at the timJust it wasn't correct — and it hasn't made her cheerful. Over the mid year it turned out to be clear their once extremely adoring tornado union had caved in.
JB didn't come once to see her judge the X Factor this season, had scarcely moved into the new Hertfordshire conjugal home they purchased in September, and by November was over in the U.S. for expanded periods.
It was right now that Cheryl's PR Sundraj Sreenivasan quit saying they were still a thing and began to depend on the attempted and-trusted recipe of 'no remark'.
In the keep running up to the split, one specific region of pressure was said to be that JB never had a genuine employment. 'We never comprehended what he did separated from "supporting" Cheryl,' said a X Factor source.
Early Press reports that he ran an eatery were clearly the consequence of some misrepresentation, as were reports that he was from a well off crew.
A lot of what is thought about him depends on theory.
One companion, Francky Twister, let me know: 'Similarly as I probably am aware, he hasn't lifted a finger or done any work of any sort since he met his wife.'
Another partner from his days on the gathering scene around Cannes included: 'When I knew him, JB never needed to need to buckle down throughout the day consistently like his guardians, who ran an eatery, did.
'He used to say: "Il faut profiter de la strive" which signifies "you must unwind and make the most of your life". His needs are having a fabulous time and celebrating.'
That obvious state of mind is miles far from Cheryl's, and from the way she was raised by her mom Joan Callaghan.
Joan raised her five youngsters in the intense locale of Byker in Newcastle and made certain her kids buckled down, pushing Cheryl into moving lessons from an early age.
JB's indulgence additionally cut no ice with Cheryl's ultra-driven manager Simon Cowell, and maybe it is telling that the Frenchman and Simon dropped out very at an early stage.
The individuals who knew them as a couple said JB was hugely, luxuriously complimentary about Cheryl, however that they discovered him on occasion self important and sulky.
Some of her companions additionally felt he was "controlling" by making comments about her style and weight.
One source told a Sunday daily paper: 'She has had enough of his envy. He didn't care for it when she needed to invest energy with other men and even got to be envious when she was hanging out with her canines.
'In insight into the past, it's undeniable Cheryl didn't know JB all around ok to focus on him for whatever remains of her life.'
Unquestionably, amid her 'JB period' Cheryl transformed from the dimple-cheeked sweetheart who adored her tattoos and cleavage-exposing gowns into an out and out more chic animal — but one who appeared to end up more waif-such as by the
The 'JB period': Here the pair arrive at Nice Airport for The 68th Annual Cannes Film Festival in May, 2015
Sources say the pair were 'just good friends' by the time this photo was taken
The timing is particularly painful, as it emerged just weeks ago that Ashley Cole — who it’s been reported Cheryl never really got over — is to become a father in March with model Sharon Canu.
Cheryl has appeared to struggle to put on a brave face, crying after X Factor finalist Che Chesterman performed a powerful rendition of Amy Winehouse’s heartbreak ballad Love Is A Losing Game.
It is fair to say that before meeting Cheryl, JB had a reputation as a playboy. When he was 21 he featured in an article about the moneyed ‘Eurotrash’ set in New York.
He was described as a ‘New York university student from France who summers on the Riviera, spends winter vacations in St Barts and took last year off just to party’.
He went on to say that he spent summers between Morocco and St Tropez, with a trip to Florence to buy clothes in the autumn, followed by a spell in Monaco and the New York and Paris fashion shows.
The writer said: ‘He said he’s been able to afford the travel and the hard partying thanks to an allowance from his parents.’
However, JB’s pal Francky Twister said in an interview: ‘His family home is in the countryside, in Aix-en-Provence. His family are not super-rich but they have some money. I wouldn’t say they’re multi-millionaires like Cheryl.’
Aurelie Cassiene, a neighbour of his late father in Aix said: ‘He was a lovely man but not wealthy, they were a normal working-class family. He told me that his son had moved to London and reinvented himself.’
Versini is his mother’s maiden name and Fernandez is his father’s surname. After using both at various times, he finally settled on double-barrelling, which made him sound as if he came from an aristocratic family.
Another neighbour said that Jean-Bernard was ‘just a normal person’ who would live at home in Aix with his widowed father for stretches of time in 2007 and 2008.
So what is next? Well, Cheryl wants to go back to making music, and JB seems to be happy hanging out with his pals in Miami.
An insider said: ‘Cheryl realised she had married too soon and had been swept away by a whirlwind romance. The divorce is amicable and they have both said they’ll always be there for each other.’
Whether or not that cordial mood survives the financial settlement remains to be seen.
The split looks certain to make a dent in Cheryl’s £20 million fortune, with legal experts saying JB could be in line for up to £8 million
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